October Playlist - Part One. Chill Brit Pop/Rock-ish.

Guess who's back y'alllllllllll. 

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(I know I've been gone for months with no explanation but trust me, I'll tell y'all at some point. But not now.) 

I'm back and I come bearing gifts of good music. You. Are. Welcome. 

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So this is kind of a long list so I'm going to break it down into sections.

1. Chill/Rock/Brit Pop

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• Cool Blue by The Japanese House - This girl is literally too cool for school. This song has the most 80s vibe I've ever heard from a song not recorded in the 80s. Chill. Brit. Pop-ish. Also, like her producers (The 1975), I have no idea what she's actually saying. Whatevz. 
• I Know There's Gonna Be (Good Times) by Jamie XX, Young Thug, Popcaan - This is more hip hop than Brit chill but it's too weird to include but it's good driving, pregaming, drinking by yourself music. SOLD. 
• The Beach by The Neighbourhood - So the title is misleading. It's WAY too chill and dark and moody to have literally anything to do with a beach. But it's good. It's reallllll good. As long as you aren't looking for anything happy or uplifting... Jesse's voice has definitely gotten stronger and it's a nice, mellow departure from some of their earlier music but not crazy different from what their fans expect of them. Nice balance. 
• Wildest Dreams by Ryan Adams - If you're reading this, I assume you know exactly how I feel about Taylor Swift... Her version of this song grates on my nerves in the most obnoxious way but Ryan takes this to a very windows down, radio up, Fleetwood place that I reallyyyyyy dig. Four for you Ryan Adams. And none for Taylor Swift.
• Monday by Matt Corby - This dude is a conundrum to me. But I enjoy listening to whatever it is you would actually call this kind of doo wop, a capella, falsetto, groove thing. I like it a lot.
• Snakeskin by Deerhunter - Ok. Take Arctic Monkeys (the AM years) and imagine they grew up in West Texas. This is the kind of music they would have made. It just makes you feel like you've just opened whatever pregame drink you prefer and are about to go dance with your girls but your boyfriend's friends like listening to it too. 
• Roman Holiday by Halsey - This is probably the album of the year for me. Halsey is the anti-Taylor Swift. She is the female singer who is singing about what I care about and relate to (to a certain extent). She is pissed off and won't take no for an answer and a straight up boss. I love her. This song is therapeutic and sounds like riding in a car with the boy you like. It makes me feel exactly what she intends for me to feel and I just want to get away. 
• White Noise by PVRIS - This is just a fun, very British pop song. I don't have a ton to say about it but I like it and you should too. It's got a Paramore feel but it's more melodic and dreamy. LISTEN TO IT. SO THERE. 
• Weathered by Jack Garratt - Remember when I tried to tell y'all about Lorde and you completely ignored me until seven months later when Royals hit the radio? This is about to be another one of those moments. This dude. I don't get him. I can't figure out what genre he is or what's his deal. It's like he took the majority of the sounds and qualities I love in a song and put them all together. It shouldn't work but it SO does. He has a great voice, an interesting story to tell and some really good music. Follow him. He's going to be make waves.
• Ocean Drive by Duke Dumont - I almost included this in the hip hop post but it's just SO BRITISH so I felt it had to go here. It's just a good, groovy British pop song. It's fantastic. It's fun. It's cool.  

AND LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST:

• Love Me by The 1975 - Y'all know very well that this post had to wait until it was midnight in England so I could include this song. It's like a Duran Duran song, an Aerosmith groove, a girl on Tumblr and a Nickelodeon theme song morphed into one weird but amazing pop song. I hate that I'm going to have to dedicate the next two years of my life to these idiots...

So this has been longer than I thought it would be. So there will be two more parts to this playlist. I'll post a link to the whole thing at the end of the series. For now, here are these songs on Spotify. 

Stay tuned for Part Two and Part Three!

Enjoy!

-C. xx.